Southeastern Fair charter accepted and officers elected
The Southeastern Fair association was formally organized after incorporators met in the chamber of commerce. Mel R. Wilkinson was elected president with W H Kriegshaber as vice president and Walter G. Cooper as secretary. Directors include Wilkinson, Kriegshaber, Brooks Morgan, Albert Howell, H. G. Hastings, Ivan E. Alien, James G. Woodward and others. The charter was formally accepted and the board set to form as stock subscriptions and payments are finalized. A separate protest urged the Lakewood fair appropriation be used for public improvements instead of the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Mell R. Wilkinson
Beaumont Davison
James G. Woodward
J. m. Holleman
M. Rich
C. H. Keller
John S. Cohen
H. G. Hastings
V. H. Krisgshaber
C. W. Smith
Albert ‘Howell, Jr
Ivan B. Allen
Walter G. Cooper
Charles W. Smith
Beauimont Davison
Incorporators
Mr. .Smith
Superior Court
Fulton County
Tee
Albert Howell
W. H. Kriegshaber
Walter G . Cooper
Mr. Smith
Mel R. Wilkinson
Thomas D. Meator
Brooks Morgan
Albert Howell, Sr
Ivan E. Alien
I. N. Ragsdale
B. Turman
Ronard Hinman
Board of County
Federal Prisoners Treated to Universal Film Prize Offer
In Atlanta federal prison inmates enjoyed a moving picture presented by Universal Film Manufacturing via local manager Joseph L. Marentette. A $50 prize reward for naming the film attracted world wide participation, with the plot following a physician who ruins his life by drink and gambling, ends in prison, and ultimately reforms. Special prison mail dispensation allowed inmate participation in the award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Atlanta
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Joseph L. Marentette
Universal Company
Bac
Pecan Growers' Exchange Organized in Dougherty County
Articles of incorporation filed in Dougherty superior court establish the National Pecan Growers' Exchange modeled after California Walnut Growers. The Georgia Alabama membership includes major pecan growers and aims to stabilize marketing by standardizing packing and grading, with a mutual, nondividend capital structure to benefit higher grade nut prices. Incorporators include W. Bulman Albany C H Van Dugue Cairo J B Wight Cairo B W Stone Thomasville HL K Miller Montgó loft Arthur M D Rich Alabama T F Parker Moultrie I C White Paines J B Patterson Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Dougherty Superior Court
Albanye
New York
Chicago
Hepecan Exchange
Georgia
Maria
Alabama
W. v. Buliara
C. H. van Dugee
Cairo
J B. Wight
B. W. Stone
Thomas Ville
K. Miler
Monthéng
Flo Arthur MD
Rich
Fotéen
Ala
T. FH. Parker
Moultrie
If C. White
Paines
State Will Probe Violation of Law
Continued from page one a Thomasville report states secretary Bets collects two dollars from every five for automobile licenses. Secretary Cook insists no public funds are diverted and that enforcing the law is a duty of his office without extra pay though the legislature did not provide a clerk for the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Secretary of State
Stat
Cook
Athens Radio Catches Messages From Panama
In Athens Georgia March 2 special report a wireless station with full apparatus has been installed on campus for physics students. Wires run from the Bloore college flagpole to the academic building, spanning 216 feet. Last night Professor Slack received wave signals from stations in Charleston South Carolina Springfield Illinois and Arlington Virginia. Messages heard from Panama zone stations and other distant points indicate the instrument will pick up vibrations from as far as 600 miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Bloore College
Slack
Charleston
Springfield
Arlington
Pasraima Zone
Contraband Goods Shipped Into Germany Milen
Notwithstanding government precautions to prevent export of contraband to belligerents, large quantities of topper were found sent to Berlin concealed in trucks landed with cabbages. Officials have increased vigilance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milen
Berlin
New Surveys Ordered for Georgia Rivers
Washington March 3 Special reports a rivers and harbors bill approval directing new surveys for Georgia rivers including Ogeechee Sapelo Savannah Flint and Chattahoochee as well as the Coosa from Rome to the first lock below Gadsden. Carl Vinson pushes Savannah river improvement and Augusta flood protection with hope for next year funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Corrigan, Jr
Washington
Coosa River
Lee
Georgia
Senate
House
Secretary of War
War Department
Chief of
Ogeechee River
Baileys
Saltilla
Dover Creek
Sapelo River
Brier Creek
Waynesboro
White Chimney
Julington
Savannah Harbor
Savannah River
Augusta
Chattahooche River
Coosa
Rome
Gadsden
Carl Vinson
Vingon
Athens Ordinary Refuses to Revoke Saloons Licenses
In Athens Georgia on March 3 the city prohibitions committee asked Judge Orr to revoke licenses of all near beer dealers. They cited licenses showing beer sales as proof and argued dealers operate without proper state licensing. The ordinary declined, saying criminal jurisdiction lies with higher courts or other agencies, not his licensing duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Orr
Coffee County Pledges Highway Effort From Irwin To Ware
Douglas Ga March Special The Coffee County Board of Commissioners pledged to build and maintain a highway through Coffee County from Irwin to Ware County ensuring the road’s thorough repair. The action aims to attract the Hoosier highway project from Atlanta to Jacksonville by urging authorities to route it through the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Board of County Commissioners
Coffee County
Irwin
Ware County
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Fire destroys Sparta stores including pool room damage
A $7,500 fire in Sparta Georgia between midnight and 2 am damaged two Makemson and J S Laramore stores, Mrs C J Andrews pressing establishment, and a pool room. The Horry stock and store were also harmed, with origin believed to be a stove in the pool room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Maren
Makemson
JS. Laramore
C. J. Andrews
F. H. Horry
Eczema case claims Cuticura remedy cured itch
A Norfolk reader recounts a three year outbreak of eczema starting at the nose and spreading over the face and scalp. After failed remedies, she attributes healing to Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, praising the treatment and offering a free sample by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Box 1841
Norfolk
Tango Root Out Corns Painlessly
An old advertisement claims Tango Root Out Corns safely removes corns by dissolving the root, promising painless relief without bandages. It asserts guaranteed results and money-back if the root remains, with Jacobs' Pharmacy advertising the remedy to druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tango
Jacobs’ Pharmacy
At- Tante
Farmers Rally Draws Big Crowd in Decatur
A large Fifth District agricultural rally in Decatur Ga drew a sizable audience today with addresses by Raymond Daniel mayor F T Hopkins and farm education advocates. Speakers including A M Soule Nellie Peters Black and R J H DeLoach highlighted farming methods and youth programs followed by a luncheon hosted by the Woman's Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Raymond Daniel
Decatur Board of Trade
W. J. Dabney
Atlanta
F. T. Hopkins
DeKalb
Fifth District Federation
A. M. Soule
State Agricultural College
Nellie Peters Black
Federation of Woman's Clubs
R. J. H. DeLoach
Georgia Experiment ‘Station
Griffn
Tha Instituon
J. D. Price
Georgia Department of Agriculture
S. W. McCallie
State Geological Department
LeRoy Duncan
The
Georgia Market Association
M. ¥. Brittain
Representative Grabin
Southern Railway
J. H. Walker
Fifth District’ Agricultural School
M. J. Anisden
Georgia Federation of Woman's Clubs
Woman's Club
Missouri House Denies Plea for Increased Transit Rates
Jederson City Bio March 8 The Missouri house rejected the reliroids plea for higher passenger charges. An amendment to the public service commission fixes a maximum rate of 236 cents per mile when the commission deems such an increase necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jederson City
Bio
Missouri House
Public Service Commission
Torture claim linked to Tallapoosa burglary case in Carrollton
Carrollton reports alleged torture of Hiram Mayfield, a small Negro boy, by two white men in Tallapoosa railroad waiting room. They pressed him to disclose details of a robbery dating back about three weeks, and he said he had left Carrollton the day before. The report lacks official confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrollton
Hiram Mayfield
Tallapoosa
Southern Railroad
Talapoosa
Ruth Gown In Slaughter Pen Alleged Attack
A boy reports being assaulted in a slaughter pen where Ruth tied his hands with wire and placed a rope around his neck before hoisting him. He says he later awoke on the floor of a house near the pen and premises details remain under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Tatlapoose
Slaugh
Fee Pen
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Association
Southeastern Fair Association
Asso
Campbell’s Tomato Soup
Muse’s. Tayloring
Geo. Muse.Clothing Co
Universal
Panama
Germany
Cuthura
Cuticura
Depe. T. Boston
Vick and
Gonge
Hopkins
Women’s Clubs
Gall
Qader
Whitehall Street
Sakee Fred S. Stewart CO
St Kashville, Tenn
Paris
Chamberlin-Johnson.DuBose Co
Estelle Mershon
St., New York
Miss Stella Price
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